Concordia offers 18 undergraduate
majors in four colleges: Business,
Education, Liberal Arts, and Sciences,
as well as a Master of Education and
Master of Business Administration graduate degrees. Concordia also offers both
adult degree and distance learning programs for part-time and adult returning
students.

Enrollment is approximately 2,432. Off-campus tuition and fees for the fall and
spring semesters was $22,920; room and
board for the fall and spring semester was
$8,460; and the on-campus total for the
fall and spring semesters was $31,380.

Huston-Tillotson University
900 Chicon St.
Austin, TX 78702-2795
512-505-3006
www.htu.edu
Huston-Tillotson University is an independent,
church-based, historically black school that
is affiliated with the United Methodist
Church, the United Church of Christ, and
the United Negro College Fund. The
school’s mission is to “provide opportunities
to a diverse population for academic
achievement with an emphasis on academic
excellence, spiritual and ethical development, civic engagement, and leadership in
a nurturing environment.”
The Austin campus is located on 23
acres near downtown Austin; the college
also owns 12 acres of property adjacent
to the campus for future expansion and
development, as well as a biological
field station south of the city that faculty
and students use for environmental
research.

The school awards four-year undergraduatedegrees in business, education,humanities, natural sciences, socialsciences, and technology. The generalcollege curriculum is focused on providing“a diverse student body with anexemplary education that is grounded inthe liberal arts and sciences, balancedwith professional development, anddirected to public service and leadership.”The average class size is 24, and classesare intentionally small to provide person-alized attention to students. Enrollment asof May 2011 was 785. Annual tuitionand fees for full-time undergraduates was$11,434; books and supplies were$800; on-campus room and board was$6,744; and miscellaneous expensestotaled $2, 252.

Park University

10415 Morado Circle,
Avallon II, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78759
512-385-PARK (7275)
www.park.edu (main);
www.park.edu/austin (Austin campus)
Founded in 1875 with its main campus in
Parkville, Missouri, Park University is part
of the University’s School for Extended
Learning. An independent, private,
Christian school offering students a four-year, liberal arts education in a co-educa-tional environment, Park University is
accredited by the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools.
Park University has 43 campus centers in
21 states, as well as an extensive online
program.

The Austin campus was established in
1975 at the former Bergstrom Air Force
Base, founded to meet the educational
needs of primarily military members and
their dependents, as well as civilians.
That’s still the case today; the Austin
campus is part of the Park University
School for Extended Learning, which
offers online classes and flexible schedules.

Tuition is $316/credit hour at all campuses
and $441/credit hour for graduate
school. Active duty military tuition ranges
from $193-$210/credit hour, and the
school’s nursing program is $20,437 per
year. Internet courses are $316/credit
hour for civilians; $210/credit hour for
active duty military; and $441/credit
hour for online graduate courses.

St. Edward’s University
3001 S. Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78704
512-448-8400
www.stedwards.edu
St. Edward’s University is a private,
Catholic liberal arts college that was
founded in 1885 by the Reverend
Edward Sorin, Superior General of the
Congregation of Holy Cross, who also
founded the University of Notre Dame.

St. Edward’s emphasizes critical thinking,
ethical practice, an international perspective, and a liberal arts education, as well
as small classes, personal attention, study
abroad programs, and service-learning
opportunities. U.S. News & World Report
has ranked the school as one of
“America’s Best Colleges” for the last
eight years; Forbes and the Center for
College Affordability have also named
St. Edward’s among “America’s Best
Colleges.”
St. Edward’s offers undergraduate
degrees in more than 50 areas and five
schools, including humanities, education,
natural sciences, management and business, and behavioral and social sciences,
as well as 10 graduate degree programs. The school also offers programs in
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, engineering and physical therapy, as well as
elementary, secondary and bilingual/
bicultural education certifications.